Culture on Life Support

Its been well over a year since the twin earthquakes that rocked the country in April-May 2015 that left the cultural heritage of the Kathmandu Valley in ruins.

As I finally come back to this blog after a long hiatus - it makes sense to compare what was to what is now. You can easily find the older pictures in the older posts so I won't be posting them again.

Some glimpses of what remains now-

Basantapur Dabali/Square was a place of refuge and temporary camps
(July 2015)

Damaged side bay of the Gaddi Baithak
(July 2015)

A site not seen before
(July 2015)

View of Mul Chowk from Bhandarkhal, Patan Durbar (May 2016)

Kathmandu, Entrance to Nasal Chowk (May 2016)

Temple at Patan Durbar Square (May 2016)

Gaddi Baithak, Kathmandu (May 2016)

What remains of Kasthamandap, Kathmandu (May 2016)

Temple to the South West of Kasthamandap, Kathmandu
(May 2016)

Temples on Life supports, Patan Durbar
(May 2016)

Felled top of the Pratap Malla Steele, Kathmandu Durbar
(May 2016)

Hanuman Dhoka, Kathmandu
(May 2016)

Temple, Kathmandu Durbar
(May 2016)

Retrieved pillars stored and being restored at Patan Bhandarkhal, Patan Museum
(May 2016)

Retrieved Corninces, Patan Durbar
(May 2016)

Pratapur Temple at Swayambhu awaiting restoration (Oct 2016)

Damaged Temple at Rani Pokhari (Oct. 2016)
Temple reconstruction was halted due to public furor over
proposed reconstruction methods & materials

Rani Pokhari dried out for repair works (Oct. 2016)

Taleju Temple Repair work (Dec.2016)

Nasal Chowk, Hanumandhoka (Dec.2016)

Shiv-Parvati Temple, Basantapur (Dec.2016)

Jagannath Temple, Hanumandhoka (Dec. 2016)

Octagonal Temple Reconstruction works (Dec. 2016)